A Charlotte woman lost thousands of dollars in cash after receiving a call from a scammer pretending to be her bank representative.
Nicole Gilley says she is $9,000 poorer after a scammer reached out to her using a caller ID that matches her bank name, reports Gulf Coast News.
“He sounded very professional. Like, ‘Hi, my name is Michael. My ID number is blah, blah, blah. I’m from the business fraud department at Regents. I just wanted to talk about purchases or whatever.’
Gilley says she was initially skeptical of the call and took steps to make sure.
“I also confirmed with them, that, Is there any way you can confirm with me? They sent me a text message from their phones in Regions.”
Believing the call was legitimate, Gilley says he believed his account at Regions Bank was compromised and followed the caller’s instructions to protect his money. He said he gave his account information to the caller.
They gave me my new documents and told me to send old text messages. This is what confused me the most.
Gilley reportedly reported the theft to authorities, who are now investigating the matter.
I’m still very embarrassed because I keep crying because it’s so bad.
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